Track hanger



Jan. 12 1926.

w. v F. WRIGHT "TRACK, HANGER Original Fild August 28,1924

Patented Jan. 12., 1926.

UNITED WILLIAM F. WRIGHT, or LISBON, OHIO.

TRAGK HANGER.

Application filed August 28, 1924, Serial No. 734,711.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. TRIGHL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lisbon, in the county of Columbiana and State of Ohio, have invented a new and use ful Track I-Ianger of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hanger designed primarily for supporting the overhead tracks or beams on which the trolleys of overhead conveying systems are adapted to travel.

Because of the many different arrangements of overhead beams to which the car rier system must be connected during installation, it has not been possible heretofore to provide a standard form of hanger which can be used with any kind of overhead beam or with a beam disposed atany angle relative to the trolley beam or track of the conveyor or carrier. Consequently the cost of installation has been materially increased because of the necessity of preparing special hangers for many installations.

It is an object ofthe present invention to provide hangers which can be carried in stock and the parts of which can be assembled in various ways so as to adapt the hangers for use in connection with different kinds of supporting beams and in connection with beamslocated at different angles relative to the trolley beam or track.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the inven tion.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one application of the hanger constituting the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing another application thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing a hanger arranged as disclosed in Fig. 2 but applied to a supporting I-beam.

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the hanger shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section 1. lin

Renewed December 2, 1925.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing another modified arrangement of the hanger.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a further arrangement.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates two flat strips preferably of steel provided at desired intervals with holes 2 for the reception of bolts. Opposed angle members 3 are provided, each of these members having an inturned lower edge portion providing "a gripping jaw shown at 4. These angle members 3 are each provided with bolt holes 5 near the upper corners thereof and with an intermediate bolt hole 6 located along the center line of themember but below the level of the bolt holes 5.

In addition to the stripv 1 and the gripping members 3 there are provided supple-v mental plates 7 preferably formed of rolled steel and each having one end offset at an angle as shown at 8 to provide a jaw. These supplemental plates have openings 9 adapted to match corresponding openings in the strips 1.

In Fig. 1 has been shown the usualarare extended to opposite sides of the beam A and fastened thereto by means of bolts 10 extending transversely through the beam.

The lower ends of the strip 1 are brought together between the upper portion of the gripping member 3 and the jaws 4 of these members are placed at opposite sides of and in engagement with the top flange of the I-beam B. The parts are held assembled by a bolt 11 which is extended through the openings 6 in the members 3 and through one of the holes 2 in each of the strips 1. By tightening this bolt the jaws 4 will be caused to grip tightly upon the top flange of the I-beam and the said member 3 will be also caused to bind upon a strip 1 as shown. In those instances where the beam B is at right angles to the supporting beam A the gripping members 3 are positioned between the lower ends of the strip 1 as shown in Fig. 2. These gripping members are held together by parallel bolts 12 extended through the openings 5 and are also exnd d Ove a th .1 91? .13 a rang withm an opening in the strip 1.. Bolts12 are adapted to rest on the bolt 13, and when tightened, will clamp the members 3 on the beam B and also upon the bolt 13. Bolt 13, when tightened, will clamp the strip 1 against the opposite edge portions of the members 3. Thus the two beams will be held properly assembled.

If the arrangement disclosed in 3 is to be utilized in connection with an I-beam C used as a supporting beam the supplemental plates 7' are interposed between the upper portions of the strips 1. The lower ends of these plates are fastened to the strips 1 by a transverse bolt 14 having nuts 15 thereon for engaging the inner sides of the plates 7 and there are additional nuts 16 upon the outer ends of'the bolts for clamping the strips 1 and the plates 7 between nuts 15 and 16. The, upper offset ends or. jaws 8 of the plates 7 are adapted to lap. the lower flanges of the I-beam C and to clamp against said beam. A transverse bolt 17 extends under the beam C and through the strip 1 and plates 7 and, when tightened, will bind the parts together securely.

If the I-beams C and B are parallel with each other as shown in Fig. 4., the members 3 are connected to the strip 1 in the same manner as disclosed in Fig. 1 while the supplemental plates 7 are attached to the strip 1 in the samemanner as disclosed in Fig. 3'

so that the offset ends 8 of the plates will engage and bind on the bottom flanges of the I-beam' C.

Under some conditions it is attach the hanger to the bottom face of a supporting beam as shown, for example, in Fig. 7. here this arrangement is followed the upper ends of the stripsl are bent laterally to provide oppositely extending end portions 18'adapted to rest fiat upon the bottom face of the beam D." The supplemental plates'7 are arranged under these oppositely extended portions 18 and fit in the angles formed thereby. Thus bolts 19 can be extended through the' plates 7 and extensions 18 and into or through the beam G to securely hold the parts assembled. The lower ends of the'str'ips 1 can be connected to the'beam B either as shown in Figs. 1

and 7 or as shown in Figs. 2 and The arrangement sho'wnin Fig. 7 can be used in connection with wood, concrete or other supporting beams.

Obviouslythe arrangements shown are those most generally utilized but itis to be understood that various other modifications can be utilized with the form of hanger disclosed.

hat is claimed is A hanger including strips having spaced bolt receiving apertures, separate oppositely disposed gripping members-having beam engagingjaws, andmeans for detachably connecessary to havin beam an in aws means for connecting the angle members to the strips, said means. including a bolt for drawing, the angle members toward each other to bind the jaws upon an interposed beam, supplemental plates each having an offset end, and bolts extending through the strips and supplemental plates for fastening them together and for attaching said strips and supple.- mental plates to a supporting beam.

.41. A hanger including strips having bolt receiving openings, opposed angle members interposed between the strips and having beam engaging jaws, means connecting the angle members for binding the jaws upon an interposed. beam, and means connecting the, strips and extending between the angle members and under said connecting means of the, members for holding the members assembled with the strips.

A hanger including apertured strips, angle members interposed therebetween, each of said members having a jaw, a bolt connecting the angle members to bind the jaws upon an interposed beam, and a bolt connecting the side strips and extending be-' tween the angle members for binding the strips upon the angle members and for support-ing the bolts of the angle members.

7 A hanger including side strips having apertures, angle members having beam engaging jaws, means connecting the angle members to the side strips, said meansin- I eluding a belt for drawing the angle members toward each other to bind the jaws upon the interposed beam, supplemental plates each having an offset end for engaging a supporting beam, and means for binding the supplemental plates upon an interposed beam and for fastening said plates to the side strips.

8. A- hanger including apertured side 71:: strips, a pair of angle members each having a beam engaging jaw at one end, there being a pair of apertures 1n the apertured end portion of each angle member, and a thlrd aperture in each angle member below the 1. a pair of" apertures in the apertured end portion of each angle member, a third aperture in each angle member below the space between the pair of apertures, and supplemental plates apertured to match certain openings in the side strips, each supplemental plate having an offset end.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

WILLIAM F. WRIGHT. 

